Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Your purchase of Kinderstück includes a recording of the work (for ondes Martenot and electronics; as performed by ondist Suzanne Farrin), as well as a download of the eBook (see note below for system compatibility). The eBook contains seven full illustrations (the cover, plus six more) as well as the full musical score (which is partially illustrated).
Moreover, the eBook is enhanced so that the music will play while reading the book or while looking at the score. Advancing the
page in the eBook will automatically trigger the corresponding music to play, allowing the reader to experience every aspect of Kinderstück at once. Likewise, the music will automatically trigger page turns as it plays, allowing the listener to follow along with the recording.
Also included in your download is a PDF of the illustrated book/score. This version is not enhanced and features no embedded music.
PLEASE NOTE: Kinderstück is an illustrated and audio-enhanced eBook requiring full-color display, auto-playing audio, and zoom-in capabilities for pictures. These features are not available on all eReader applications or eReader devices (including many Kindles).
Kinderstück is best viewed on tablets (such as iPads), laptops, desktop computers, or large phones. It is formatted as an EPUB 3 and may not work on eReaders that do not support this standard. Kinderstück is best viewed using the most recent versions of:
• Apple Books on Apple devices
• Thorium Reader or Calibre on Windows computers
• Infinity Reader on Android devices
While other eReaders or operating systems may be used, you may experience issues with formatting or the enhanced features mentioned above.
Kinderstück was made possible by a grant from the American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation....more
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The physical version of Kinderstück is a full color 7.5 x 9.25" book. It is printed on 80lb paper with a laminated paperback cover. As with the digital version, it includes both the illustrated story and the musical score.
Only 60 copies of the book were printed, most of which were sold during a kickstarter campaign.
Shipping to the US and Canada only, please. And Canadian friends, please be aware of the high shipping cost ($16). Orders from outside the US and Canada will be refunded.
Includes unlimited streaming of Kinderstück (eBook included)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Kinderstück is a multidisciplinary children's book which combines visual art, text, and music.
At the heart of Kinderstück is a children's story about loneliness and coping with loss. Presented as a six-part poem, the narrative follows a girl who hates noise but loves her mother's voice. When the girl loses her mother's song, she must find a new way forward.
Each stanza of the tale is accompanied by a full page illustration by Yoko Furusho. Alive with texture, Furusho's whimsical but heartfelt illustrations perfectly complement the earnest nature of both the poem and the music (see the bio picture for an example).
Musically, Kinderstück is based on Anton Webern's short piano piece of the same name. As the title implies, Webern's piece was written for children to perform. This short, aphoristic piece was composed using Webern's familiar 12-tone style, but as with many of Webern's works from this period, there is a clarity and succinctness which set it apart from the dodecaphonic works of his contemporaries.
Sean Harold's Kinderstück, written for ondes Martenot and electronics, deconstructs and re-imagines Webern's composition. Harold's piece is no longer intended for a child to perform. Instead, it's written as if remembered by a child. Half dream-like, half in awe, the new composition reflects a child's love and the unique struggle of being confronted with loss at a young age.
Your purchase of Kinderstück includes a recording of the work (for ondes Martenot and electronics; as performed by ondist Suzanne Farrin), as well as a download of the eBook (see note below for system compatibility). The eBook contains seven full illustrations (the cover, plus six more) as well as the full musical score (which is partially illustrated).
Moreover, the eBook is enhanced so that the music will play while reading the book or while looking at the score. Advancing the page in the eBook will automatically trigger the corresponding music to play, allowing the reader to experience every aspect of Kinderstück at once. Likewise, the music will automatically trigger page turns as it plays, allowing the listener to follow along with the recording.
Also included in your download is a PDF of the illustrated book/score. This version is not enhanced and features no embedded music.
PLEASE NOTE: Kinderstück is an illustrated and audio-enhanced eBook requiring full-color display, auto-playing audio, and zoom-in capabilities for pictures. These features are not available on all eReader applications or eReader devices (including many Kindles).
Kinderstück is best viewed on tablets (such as iPads), laptops, desktop computers, or large phones. It is formatted as an EPUB 3 and may not work on eReaders that do not support this standard. Kinderstück is best viewed using the most recent versions of:
• Apple Books on Apple devices
• Thorium Reader or Calibre on Windows computers
• Infinity Reader on Android devices
While other eReaders or operating systems may be used, you may experience issues with formatting or the enhanced features mentioned above.
Kinderstück was made possible by a grant from the American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation.
credits
released April 7, 2023
Music and text composed by Sean Harold
Illustrations by Yoko Furusho
Lettering, layout, and book/score design by Jaz Harold and Sean Harold
Ondes Martenot performed by Suzanne Farrin
Electronics realized by Sean Harold
Recorded at Oktaven Studios in Mount Vernon, NY by Ryan Streber
Mixed and engineered by Sean Harold
eBook coding by Charles Ivan Punchatz
Enormous thanks to Yoko Furusho and Suzanne Farrin for their collaborations. And to Jaz Harold and Charles Ivan Punchatz for their work on the design and coding of the book.
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